{"id":13284,"date":"2023-07-03T17:04:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T17:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kaleelah.com\/blog\/listen-up-the-imperative-in-arabic\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T17:04:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T17:04:07","slug":"listen-up-the-imperative-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.kaleelah.com\/en\/blog\/listen-up-the-imperative-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen Up! The Imperative in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">There may be times when you in charge of a group of people and they\u2019ve got to do what you tell them. Or perhaps you want to ask a favor from your colleagues or make a request of a friend. In any of these cases, you\u2019re likely to use the imperative.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-f321d37e-7fff-ed34-973c-130909616444\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In Arabic, just as it is in many other languages, the imperative is used to request or command. For example, let\u2019s say you\u2019re walking to school, but your faithful dog, Fido, started following you. At some point, you\u2019ll likely turn around and tell the poor pooch:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201c\u0627\u0650\u0630\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0628 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062a\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">iTHhab \u2019ilaa ilbayt\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cGo home!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Thus, you\u2019ll be using the imperative by commanding the dog to go home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Forming the Imperative&nbsp;<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In Arabic, the imperative is derived from the Present Tense. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">In the present we say: (\u064a\u064e\u0630\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0628\u064f) \/ <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">yaTHhabu <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/ \u201cHe goes\u201d; however, in the imperative, it\u2019s simply (\u0627\u0630\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0628\u0652) \/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">iTHhab\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> or \u201cGo!\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Other examples include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u064a\u064e\u0643\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0628\u064f<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/yaktubu\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">He writes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u064a\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0635\u0650\u0644\u064f<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/yattaSilu\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">he calls<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Imperative<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u064f\u0643\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0628\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12.499999999999998pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#1f1f1f;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u02bc<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">uktub\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Write!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0627\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0635\u0650\u0644\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/ittaSil\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Call!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">What\u2019s more, imperatives are only formed in the second person:<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/\u2019anta\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">you (m.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u0646\u0652\u062a\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/\u2019anti\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">you (f.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0645\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/\u2019antum\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">you (plural)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Here are some examples of each:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u064f\u0643\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0628\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/\u2019uktub<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Write! (m.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u064f\u0643\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0628\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/\u2019uktubee\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Write! (f.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u064f\u0643\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0628\u0648\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/\u2019uktuboo\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Write! (plural)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0627\u0630\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0628\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/iTHhab\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Go! (m.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0627\u0630\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0628\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/iTHhabee\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Go! (f.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0627\u0630\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0628\u0648\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/iTHhaboo\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Go! (plural)<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Don\u2019t You Do It!<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Just as you would request or command somebody to do something, so you can command or request somebody NOT to do something. This is called negating, and you can negative the imperative by adding <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0644\u0627<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/laa to the present form of the verb. For instance:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u064f\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0650\u0644\u0652 \u062a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/laa tuqaabil toom ilyawm\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Do not meet Tom today!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Don\u2019t Overdo It!<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">There are many ways to express a large amount in English. For example, you say \u201ca lot\u201d, \u201cvery\u201d, \u201clots of\u201d, and \u201cvery much\u201d. However, in Arabic, you can use just one word to replace all of those words in English and that word is in Arabic is \u0643\u064e\u062b\u064a\u0631\u0627\u064b\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">katheeran<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">To use it in the imperative, simply add it to the end of the sentence, like so:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0643\u064e\u062b\u064a\u0631\u0627\u064b<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/laa tashrab ilqahwata katheeran\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Don\u2019t drink a lot of coffee. (m)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0643\u064e\u062b\u064a\u0631\u0627\u064b<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/laa tashrabee ilqahwata katheeran\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Don\u2019t drink a lot of coffee. (f)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.3800000000000001;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">So that\u2019s it, for today, but before we go, we\u2019d like to make a request of you:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Learn Arabic the right way with Kaleela!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Seriously, if you\u2019re interested in learning more Arabic grammar or about the Arabic language as a whole, then head over to our website and download the Kaleela Arabic language learning app today! 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